Remember how everyone was on the Sox for “losing” the Hanrahan/Melancon trade? Well, the Sox got holt in that deal as well….and none of the other guys that went to the Pirates have been useful. The only one to play for the MLB team or even remain with the organization is Pimentel.

I know….that is why I said “other guys”, meaning other than Hanrahan and Melancon.

Holt just turned 26 and while not as good as he has been hitting, he’s a line drive hitter with a good approach at the plate and is versatile (although not great) in the field with some value on the bases. Melancon has been crazy good for the Pirates the last 2 years, but when all of the contributions are tallied when the players involved are done, the trade will probably be pretty close in value.

unclemosesgreen - Jun 18, 2014 at 6:20 AM

I think by “everyone” you mean tbuck. And that poor delusional soul does not speak for the rest of us.

“The fact that Brock Holt made a great play proves that I’m right.” — TBuck, I assume

unclemosesgreen - Jun 18, 2014 at 9:05 AM

The fact that they’ve called this kid up and haven’t given him his very own position to play is just ruining his confidence. Just like they ruined JB Jr.’s confidence by trying to find other OF’s to compete with him.

When will we think of the children??

18thstreet - Jun 18, 2014 at 9:11 AM

Right. 4th in games played behind Pedroia, Papi, and Xander.

They clearly aren’t giving him a chance to prove himself.

Stiller43 - Jun 17, 2014 at 10:44 PM

I remember. Because they lost it. Holts play this year included, they still lost that deal.

Yeah, back in 2007 they made a TERRIBLE trade. It took them seven games to win the ALCS as a result. And also the World Series.

Idiots.

Look, Gagne was a disaster. But he wasn’t brought in to be a closer. Papelbon was the closer. He pitched 19 innings. Looking at his game log, he blew exactly three games, one of which was September 18, when there were only 10 games left in the season. I think we can all get over it.